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Palestinians inspect the destruction in Rafah on February 18, 2024, following overnight Israeli air strikes

Israeli Civilian Harm Mitigation in Gaza: Gold Standard or Fool’s Gold?

What can Israel do to better protect civilians in war? A leading expert on civilian harm sheds light on the issue.
a view of the Israeli settler unauthorised outpost of Meitarim Farm near Hebron city

No Simple End: The ICJ and Remedies for Illegal Practices in the Occupied Territories

A focus on the remedies that the International Court of Justice may order in its advisory opinion on Legal Consequences arising from the Policies and Practices of Israel in the…
Armed gang leader Jimmy "Barbecue" Cherizier and threee of his men are seen in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, March 5,2024. He and at least two of the others are holding assault rifles, and the three men other than Cherizier are wearing balaclavas with only their eyes showing. (Photo by CLARENS SIFFROY/AFP via Getty Images)

With Haiti on the Brink of Collapse, a Reckoning for US Policy on Haiti

Haiti's elite and US officials likely are negotiating a handover, but civil society has shown it can unite and should be involved.
Various countries' flags in front of UN building and fence with UN symbol

National Security at the United Nations This Week (Mar. 4–8)

Weekly developments at the United Nations at the intersection of national security, human rights, and the rule of law.

Hazara Women: How Gender and Ethnicity Intersect in the Taliban’s Repression

Campaigns and discussions on the plight of Afghanistan's women and girls must address the multifaceted abuse of the gender-apartheid regime.
Line of people in suits in front of podium with US flag in background and screen announcing USA v. Lafarge case.

Applying Ukraine Precedent, DOJ Should Use Funds Forfeited from Lawbreakers in Syria to Assist Victims

DOJ has a unique opportunity before it to adopt a victim and survivor-centered approach and a coherent, principled policy to its disbursement of asset forfeitures, particularly…
Russian banknotes

Past Time to Liquidate Russian Assets

Russia, not Ukraine, should bear the costs of its unprovoked war. Russia’s gross illegality has unjustly enriched Russia, impoverished Ukraine, and imposed huge costs on their…
Speakers stand on a stage with bright lights shining on it.

It’s Time for the United States to End its Bipartisan Attack on the WTO

The Biden administration should abandon its blockade of the WTO Appellate Body as a first step to WTO reform.
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken (2nd R) hosts a multilateral meeting with (L-R) the Presidents of Palau, Surangel Whipps Jr.; of Micronesia, David Panuelo; and the Marshall Islands, David Kabua, at the State Department in Washington, DC, September 29, 2022. The four men are standing in front of a row of flags. (Photo by SARAH SILBIGER/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)

Another Funding Delay in Congress that Thwarts US Strategy in the Pacific: the Marshall Islands

Taiwan is not the only country where a funding delay threatens to undermine U.S. strategy in the Pacific. As the United States seeks to outcompete China, part of the contest is…
A view of the Russian Central Bank headquarters in downtown Moscow on May 26, 2022. (Photo by NATALIA KOLESNIKOVA/AFP via Getty Images)

Transferring Russian Assets to Compensate Ukraine: Some Reflections on Countermeasures

There is no doubt that Russia owes compensation for the damage caused to Ukraine. But a key practical difficulty in achieving compensation for Ukraine and its people for the damage…
Various countries' flags in front of UN building and fence with UN symbol

National Security at the United Nations This Week (Feb. 26-Mar. 1)

Our weekly series on developments at the United Nations at the intersection of national security, human rights, and the rule of law.
Brazilian Justice and Public Security Minister Flavio Dino holds a replica of the 1988 Brazilian Constitution that was stolen from the Supreme Court after supporters of Brazil's far-right ex-president Jair Bolsonaro raided federal buildings, at the Ministry of Justice in Brasilia on January 13, 2023. Dino said he will deliver the replica to the President of the Supreme Court, Rosa Weber. (Photo by SERGIO LIMA/AFP via Getty Images)

Amid Courts’ Role in US Democracy Struggle, Look to Lessons from Abroad

Countries that maintained their democracies have had courts that rose to the occasion to safeguard a country’s constitution or rule of law.
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